title: Psychosis following use of proprietary antidiarrhoeal medicines.
abstract: Anticholinergic psychosis was observed to follow ingestion of proprietary antidiarrhoeal preparations by a 63-year-old woman. Possible abuse or accidental overuse of such medicines in the acutely psychotic patient should always be considered.
authors.affiliation: Cluain Mhuire Family Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Callaghan
mesh_terms: D001533:Belladonna Alkaloids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001533:Belladonna Alkaloids; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009020:Morphine